EVENT INFORMATION

10
January
1778

The slave ship Oiseau departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to French Guiana.

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📅 10 January 1778 📍 French Guiana

Vessel: Oiseau; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 50. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Chauvel; Investor: Chauvel; Captain: Morin; Investor: Compagnie de la Guyane. The voyage began at Le Havre on 10 January 1778. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gorée (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayenne. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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